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NEW, RARE AND DESIRABLE STOVE PLANTS. 
DIEFPENBACHIA REGINA. 
A rery distinct and striking addition to the Araceous family, introduced from South America. It 
lias oblong elliptic leaves, which are rounded at the base, shortly acuminate, and almost wholly 
covered with greenish white, mottled with blotches of pale green, and having a narrow margin, 
and a few streaky markings ol a deeper shade. The greater portion of the upper surface of the leaf* 
blade, whose two sides are nearly equal in breadth, being of this pallid hue, with the few but distinct 
dark markings, the plant is very elfective and Avell entitled to be regarded as tlie Queen of the 
Dieffenbachias, This beautiful plant has frequently been shown in Mr, W, B.'s winning collections of 
New Plants. guinea. 
DIOSCOREA SPECIOSA. 
A free growing climber, with decorative foliage. It has slender angular stems, which bear the- 
cordate-sagittate dark green seven-nerved leaves, marked with an irregular band of silvery gray 
between the ribs ; the under surface of the leaves is of a purplish coloiir. 7s. Gd. 
DIPLADENIA AMABILIS, 3^. Gd. \ DIPEADENIA AMCENA, 3s. Gd. 
DIPLADENIA BREARLEYANA. 
This splendid variety of Diplndenia is one of the best exhibition plants extant. It is an evergreen* 
stove climber of the very first rank, and is furnished with opposite oblong acute dark green leaves, 
whicb serve as a fine contrast for the superbly-coloured flowers, which are of the largest size, opening 
I>ink and changing to the richest crimson colour. They have this remarkable peculiarity, that the- 
colour increases in intensity with the age of the flowers. The plant is of free growtli, and of the most 
floriferous character. Gs, and 7s. Gd. 
